Container for packaging and displaying girdles



Oct. 9, 1962 H. N. ROUDER 3,057,462

CONTAINER FOR PACKAGING AND DISPLAYING GIRDLES Filed Feb. 15, 1961INVENTOR.

01mm 57 W HENRY/V1? /7 TTOANA'Y United States Patent Gluclrint Com anInc. Ne Y k tion of New Yor lr y, w or N'Y a corpora Filed Feb. 15,196i, Ser. No. 89,394 4 Claims. (Cl. 206-7) This invention relates tocontainers comprising two container parts, namely a product for girdlesupporting part and a sleeve part, in which the first named part isarranged and coupled to form a unitary finished substantially sealedcontainer. More particularly, the invention deals with a structure ofthe character described, wherein the main wall portions of the containerparts have contracted side edges controlling positioning of the innerpart in the outer or sleeve part of the container.

Still more particularly, the invention deals with a structure of thecharacter described, wherein the inner part includes means fordefinitely gripping and holding end portions of a panty-type girdle, inconnection with opposed side walls of said inner part.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from thefollowing description, when taken together with the accompanyingdrawing, in which the separate parts are designated by suitablereference characters in each of the views and, in which:

FIG. 1 is a view of the inner container part in open position,diagrammatically illustrating a panty-type gir dle coupled therewith,with parts of the construction broken away.

FIG. 2 is a face view of the assembled container on a reduced scale.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 33 of FIG. 2 showing only thecontainer and illustrating parts of the construction in elevation, withparts broken away; and

FIG. 4 is a partial section on the line 44 of FIG. 2 on an enlargedscale and omitting the inner container part.

In the drawing, FIG. 1 shows the inner container part in an extendedposition. This container part comprises two walls 11 and 12, generallyof the same peripheral contour, in other words, having contracted edges13 and 14, respectively, which join in a central narrow wall portion 15,forming the bottom wall of the container assemblage, as illustrated inFIGS. 2 and 3 of the drawing. This narrow bottom wall has, at its ends,extending flaps 16 which operate to retain side wall portions of afolded panty girdle 17 in position at the lower contracted end of thecontainer assemblage. This will clearly appear from a consideration ofFIG. 1 of the drawing.

The Wall 11 has, at its upper end, a narrow top closure wall portion 18,including an integral closure flap 19. The flap 19 includes a projectingtongue 20 having foldable cars 21, the function of which will be laterdescribed, the ears 21 being foldable on the fold dotted line 23 and theclosure wall 18 is foldable on the wall 11 on the dotted fold line 24.

The part 11 includes two slits 25 and 26, the slit 25 being generallyUshaped in form; whereas, the slit 26 is of an irregular contour, asclearly noted in FIG. 1, and these slits collectively form a garmentretaining band 27 for support of the upper folded waistband portion 28of the girdle in connection with the wall part 11.

The girdle, in the construction shown, is of the pantytype and includesthe crotch insert portion 29, diagrammatically illustrated in FIG. 1 ofthe drawing, and the lower leg portions of the girdle include aplurality of garters, a pair of which are diagrammaticallv illustratedice at 30 and portions of other garters are indicated at 31, the latterbeing broken away to simplify the present illustration. The purpose ofthis is to illustrate attachment of the garters 30 .to cutout garterengaging tab portions 32 fashioned integrally from the Wall 12. The tabportions 32 include adjacent the fold lines 33 cutouts 34 for engagingthe rounded heads 35 of conventional stocking engaging clasps of thegarters. This construction serves to definitely position the lower legportions of the panty girdle on the wall 11, so that, when the innerpart 10 is moved into the extended display position, as shown in FIG. 1of the drawing, the girdle 17 will maintain a display position,substantially as diagrammatically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawing.The free end of the wall 12 includes a supplemental closure flap 36foldable on the line 37. This flap, in combination with the wall 18,forms a complete closure to the top flared end of the containerassemblage, as will clearly appear from a consideration of FIG. 3 of thedrawing.

No detailed description of the garter structure 30 is deemed to benecessary, except to the inclusion of the head 35 which establishes adefinite engagement with the tabs 32 and, for this reason, no completeshowing of the broken away garters 31 is deemed to be necessary. Thelower leg portions of the panty girdle, in their folded relationship,are diagrammatically illustrated at 38, 38' in FIG. 1.

The other container part 39 is in the form of a tubular sleeve having aflared end portion 40 and a contracted end portion 41. Note FIG. 2 ofthe drawing. For purposes of description, the wall 42 of the containerpart 39 may be said to comprise the front wall; whereas, the wall 43,note FIGS. 3 and 4, may be said to comprise the back wall. One of theside Walls of the sleeve 39, for example, the wall 44, note FIG. 4,includes an extending flap 45 secured to the wall 43 in support of thesleeve 39 in its assembled relationship.

The front wall 42 has, at its upper portion, upwardly flared slits 46adapted to receive the ears 21 of the tongue 20 in coupling thecontainer part 10 with the part 39, as clearly illustrated in FIG. 2 ofthe drawing.

In the showing in FIG. 3 of the drawing, part of the inner container 10is shown in end elevation and part of the same is shown in section. Itwill be apparent that the flaps 16 serve to hold or confine the foldablesubstantially central portion 17 of the girdle in position on the innercontainer part 18 when the walls 11 and 14 are folded on the fold lines11, 14, indicated, in part, in FIG. 1 of the drawing in passing theinner container part into the sleeve part 39 and, upon completing thisoperation, the flap 19, including the wall 18, is folded over the top ofthe assemblage and the ears 21' are coupled with the fold wall 42 bypassage through the slits 46. This position of the complete assemblagepro- Vides a neat and finished package for shipment, storage andhandling and, as a matter of fact, by utilizing attractive materials inthe respective container parts, the package may be utilized in thestorage of the garment in a dresser or other storage by the purchaser,the container maintaining the garment in clean and desirable shape atall times until it is desired to use the same and, from time to time,the garment can be recoupled with the container to continue the wellprotective features in storage of the garment, particularly afterlaundering. It will also be understood that, in merchandising thegarment, the inner part 10 can be moved into its extended position andthe upper tongue 24?, including the ears 21, can be utilized for hangingor other display support of the garment in conducting sales thereof.

In addition to the features previously mentioned, this packaging anddisplaying container further operates to glamorize the displav of themerchandise in removal of the container with the garment thereon fromthe sleeve and then extending the two side walls of the container indisplaying the full length of the garment, while still supported on thecontainer part. This feature further substantially eliminates soiling ofthe garment by avoiding extensive handling.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A girdle packaging and displaying container, comprising an innercontainer part and an outer sleeve part in which the inner part isarranged, said inner part comprising two side wall portions joined by anintermediate coupling wall forming one end of the container part, saidside wall portions having flared side edges, one of said first namedside walls having a pair of slits for engaging and retaining the upperfolded waistband portion of a girdle thereon, said wall including anupper closure wall, a closure flap on said closure wall, said flapincluding a tongue having laterally extending ears, the other side wallof said inner container part having a pair of integral tabs, the tabsincluding cutouts for operatively engaging a pair of garters at thelower portion of the girdle in definitely positioning the lower portionof the girdle on and retaining the same against displacement from saidsecond side wall, and one wall of said sleeve part having a pair ofslits, through which the ears of said tongue on the first named sidewall part pass in coupling the inner container part in connection withsaid sleeve part.

2. A container as defined in claim 1, wherein the sleeve part includescontracted side walls conforming to the general contour of the flaredside edges of the side walls of the container part.

3. A container as defined in claim 1, wherein the end wall joining theside Walls of the container part include extending side flaps forretaining the central portions of the girdle in position on thecontainer part.

4. A container as defined in claim 1, wherein the second named side wallof the container part includes, at its end, a closure flap disposedwithin the first named References Cited in the file of this patentUNITED STATES PATENTS 662,560 Floyd Nov. 27, 1900 1,524,879 RippenbeinFeb. 3, 1925 1,580,643 Binder Apr. 13, 1926 1,720,679 Karn July 16, 19292,608,292 Stensgaard Aug. 26, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 3,595 Great Britain1880 204,100 Switzerland July 1, 1939

